In a pragmatic cluster non-randomized trial, Alexandra Kulinkina and colleagues investigate the effectiveness of a clinical decision support algorithm for guiding antibiotic prescribing in pediatric outpatient care in Rwanda.
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Video 1 caption: DYNAMIC: Digital clinical decision support for sick children in primary healthcare in Rwanda
Video 1 credit: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (SwissTPH), YouTube
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Video 2 caption: Dissemination of DYNAMIC findings & discussion on next steps with Rwandan government & stakeholders
Video 2 credit: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (SwissTPH), YouTube
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Article title: Effectiveness of a digital clinical decision support algorithm for guiding antibiotic prescribing in pediatric outpatient care in Rwanda: A pragmatic cluster non-randomized controlled trial
Author countries : Switzerland, Rwanda
Funding: The study received funding from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (project #: 7F-10361.01.01; https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/projekte/projekte.filterResults.html/content/de zaprojects/SDC/en/2019/7F10361/phase1?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/home/proje kte/projekte.html; VDA, KW, AVK) and Foundation Botnar (grant #: 6278; https://www.fondationbotnar.org/project/dynamic/ , VDA). The funders did not play any role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.